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1 UNITED STATES Patented May-24, 1904 PATE T OFFICE.

' HENRY o. LAVER or SUPERIOR, wIsoONs N,: ssIe oRYTO MIL Js' NOVELTYCOMPANY, OF OH oAeO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

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' SPECIFICATION forming atter Letters Patent no. 760,694, dated May24,1904.

Application filedfetr uar le, 1904.. Serial No. 193,848. (NomodeldTo-'all whom it may concern.- I

- Be it known that I, HENRY (ILAYERYQ, citizen of the United States,residingatSuperior, in the county of Douglas and State of isconsin, haveinvented certain new and ;useful Improvements in Stamping-Pressrspfwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in stamping-presses of the typedesigned for printing or stamping characters on a blank disk.

To this end the invention. contemplates a machine comprising positiveand reliable means for effecting perfect letter and, word spacing inprinting in a circle upon aflat surI- disk or tag. In this connectionthe invention is primarily intended. as a stamping or printing machineof the check or coin controlled type wherein upon suitable prepayment ofa check or coin of proper value a personcan operate the machine to stampupon the blank 1 disk any desired selected name or other matter, afterwhich the completely-stamped article is delivered .to the operator] Themachine as an entirety primarily'involvesin combinationprintingmechanism having individual die elements, a blank-handlingmechanism havlng means for pos1t1on1 ng,,temporarily holding, releasing,and deliveringa blank, and means for 'efiecting. a stamping of thecharacters in a circle upon the blank. Upon the basis of thiscombination the present application comprehends, first, the embodimentof the above combination specifically in a form of machine wherein thedie holder of the printing mechanism is stationary or fixed and intheformof a stationary ring-carrying the individual pl ungere dieelements and with which is associated "a shiftable blank-carrier, whichalso carries the principal parts of the blank-handling mechanism;second-, to asso:

ciate with a stamping-press of the character noted thenovel thought of aselecting means or mechanism to give the operator the cheiqe ofselecting for stamping blank disksofdifferent types having emblems orother-signifying marks which would suit the fancy of a person or servesome appropriate purpose.

In this connection the invention contemplates the utilization of amagazine holding vari-.

ouskindsof blank disks having different ema tion, and arrangement ofparts, which will be -more fully described, illustrated, and claimedhereinafter. The essential features of the present invention involved inthe carrying out of the objects above specified (one of whichpresents aline of division Over another application, Serial'No. 13 L928, and. theother of which'is wholly generic to the present'case) are necessarilysusceptible to structural change without departing from the .scope ofthe" invention;

but preferred embodimentsare shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich ,Fig'ure 1 is a. top plan View of a stamping press. constructed naccordance with the present invention and embodyinga reciprocatory typeof shiftable magazine. Fig. 2 isa vertical sectional view thereof ontheline 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross-sectional viewof thesame construction on the line 3 3 oi'Fig. 2. FigsA: and 5 are detailviews of the swinging pawl-carrier associated-with theratchet-anvil-support for the blank disk. Fig. 6 is an end view of themachine, partly broken away tov expose moreplainly the shiftablemagazine. Fig. 7 is adetail top plan view of the shiftable magazine andthe feed slide or transferrer associated therewith. Fig. 8 is aninterior sectional elevation of a modification of the machine, showingthe employment of blank-selective means in connection'with a printingmechanism having a rotary die-holding element and also illustrating amodification of th'e'blankselectiVe means itself, wherein a rotarymagazine is employedinstead of a shiftable magazine, as shown in theotherfigures. Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectionalview on the line 9 9 ofFig. 8. Fig. 10 is a detail cross-sectional view on the line 10 10 ofFig.

8. Fig. 11 is afragmentary top plan view of the rotary type ofblank-selective means,show ing the manner of selecting different kindsof blanks and shifting the magazine to correspond with the selection.Fig. 12 is a detail sectional view on the line 12 12 of Fig. 9, showingmore plainly the arrangement of theretreating false bottom for theindividual receptacles of the magazine.

Like reference characters designate corresponding parts in the severalfigures of the drawings.

The mechanism embodied in the present invention is necessarily availablefor use generally in the stamping or printing of characters in acircular line upon a flat surface such, for instance, as a blank disk,tag, or check, usually of metaland therefore may or may not becontrolled through the medium of a check or coin of proper value whichserves to place the mechanism of the machine in condition to beoperated. However, as the machine possesses special utility inconnection with means controllable by a check or coin reference will bemade herein particularly to the machine as one of the coin-controlledtype. The printing mechanism embodies a plurality of individual dieelements combined with means for eflecting a stamping of the charactersin a circle upon the blank, and the blankhandling mechanism embodiesmeans for positioning', temporarily holding, releasing, and deliveringthe blank, both of'said mechanisms being controllable or operable from acom mon actuator or actuating means. To provide for bringing theseparate characters of the individual die or type elements into astamping or printing position, it is necessary in the machine set forthin my other application and also in my present invention to have arelative shifting movement in a circular plane between the die-holderand the blank to be operated upon; but the claims of this applicationare directed specifically to the embodiment of the machine wherein thedie holder is stationary or fixed, while the blanksupport or anvil andthe instrumentalities directly associated therewith are shiftable tobring the blank into proper position for receiving the impress of theselected die. Of course in carrying out this relative movement of thedie-holder and the blank-support or anvil various expedients may beemployed for actuating the individual die and also for the handling ofthe blank; but the construction upon which the specific claims hereinare which particular reference will now be made.

The stationary die-holder l is in the form of a ring or circular bodyheld in its stationary or fixed position by being suitably mounted uponstationary supports or brackets 2, suitably located within the casing.The dieholder or die-ring 1 embodies in properlyspaced relation acontinuous circular series of individual plunger-die or type elements 3,yieldingly held in a retracted position through the medium of thedie-holding springs 41, and over the entire circular series of theindividual die or type elements 3 there is designed to be shifted thevertically reciprocating plunger die actuator 5, mounted to work throughsuitably-alined guides 6, carried by the circular shiftableblank-carrier 7. The circular shiftable blank-carrier 7 is housedentirely within the casing or cabinet C and may be conveniently in theform of an upright carrying plate or frame supported for a swingingmovement at one edge upon the upper and lower carrier-pivots 8 and 9,which in the construction shown are vertically alined and located,respectively, at upper and lower corners of the carrying plate or frameand havingasuitable journaled or pivotal connection, respectively, withthe upper and lower bearing-brackets 10 and 11, respectively. Thesebearing-brackets are suitably secured to and offset from one of theinner walls of the casing or cabinet C. The upper pivot 8 has rigidlyconnected therewith the pivotal adjusting-post 12, extending through thetop of the casing or cabinet and having fitted thereon the swingingindicator 13, having a play over the character-dial 1-1 to provide meansfor selecting any individual character and bring the die-actuator 5 intooperative relation directly over the upper end of the selected die ortype element.

The die-actuator 5 is normally retracted through any suitable means, andthe upper end thereof is operatively related to an actuating eccentricor cam 15, provided at the pivoted end of aswingingdie-operating lever16, pivotally supported upon the plate or frame constituting theblank-carrier 7. Opposite its pivotally-supported end the lever 16 has apivotal connection 17 with the link 18, which is also pivotallyconnected to the upper end of a reciprocatory adjusting-rod section 19,arranged to work in suitably-alined guides in line with the axis orpivot of the frame 7 and having a universal-joint connection 20 at itslower end with one end of an operating-link 21, pivotally connected atits other end, as at 22, to a rock-arm 23, carried by amotiontransmitting rock-shaft 24, journaled in suitable bearings withinthe lower portion of the casing or cabinet. The said motion-transmittingrock-shaft 24 also has a rock-arm 25, to which is pivotally connectedthe lower end of a connecting-rod 26, the upper end of which rod ispivotally connected to a rock-arm 27, carried at the inner end of themain operatthe casing and carrying upon its outerend I theexterioroperating crank-handle 29.

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The blank disk B is supported upon the rotatable anvil in the form of aratchetwheel carried'upon the upper end of thepivot- Cooperating withthe ratchet-anvil -or blank-support 30 is a swinging pawl-carrier 32.The swinging pawl-carrier 32 essentially consists of a frame pivotallyswung upon the axle 31 in order to have a swinging movementconcentricwith the axle of the anvi130. The frame constitutingthepawl-carrier 32 essentially comprises the upper and lower frame-arms 33and 34, respectively,

both of which have pivot-collar connections 35 withthe pivot-axle 31.

The upper of said frame-arms, 33, is preferably in the form of abell-crank carrying at one extremity an' upstanding arresting projection36, having a r-movement toward and from theinner periphcry of the dieholder or ring 1 and adapted to contact with the stopsor stop-lugs37',vprovidedupon the die-holder or type-ring, These stops vor stop-lugs37 are of variable projection from theinner side of the ring 1.projection necessarily provide for a less degree a of movement. for thepawl-carrier than those -of leastprojection, and hence provide means forvarying the play of the pawl-carrier accordingto the width of theletters or characr'ters selected, thus insuring uniform spacing betweenthe letters or characters.

- Themain portion of the bell-crank framearm 33 of the pawl-carrier 32has pivotally,

mounted thereon a spacing-paw1 38, held to ra working positioninengagement with the teeth of the anvil 30 through the medium of a spring39, the free end ofv which spring may be conveniently arranged at oneside of the yielding adjuster element 40. The

yielding adjuster element 40'is inthe form of a leaf spring secured fastat one end to the --body of'the frame 32. This yielding adjuster permitsof a suflicient independent movement .of the parts, whereby theoperating or actuating cam-whe'el 42 isal'lowed to make'a full free endthereofengaged by the actuating "cam projection 41, projected from oneside of the said cam-wheel 42, pivotally mounted upon the shiftableblank-carrier7, and having an arm 43, pivotally connected to the lowerend of anOperating-link 44. The upper end of this link is pivotallyconnectedto an intermediate .point of the die-operating lever 16. Theconstruction described necessarily-permits the spring 40 to have a fullmovement each time,

while the play of the pawl-carrier is regu:

lated by the contact of the projection 36 with the stops 37 i Theblank-disk is held upon theanvil 30 Those of greater .machine. providedtherein with a longitu'dinallysdis through the medium'of thepresserclamp 45, carried at the lower end of a clamping-spindle 46,working through suitably-arranged guides upon the blank-carrier andnormally thrust downward through the medium of'a pressurespring 47. Thesaid spindle 46 also has arranged thereon an abutment-collar 48, beneathwhich is arranged a lifting-lever 49. The-lever .49 is pivoted at oneend upon the blank-carrier 7 and has its other end arranged over and inoperative relation to one arm ofan adjustablebell-crank lever 50,pivoted at its angle, as at 51, upon the fixed support and hav.-'

ing its pendent arm projecting into the path of an actuating-shoulder52, provided upon a feed-slide 53. The spring 54 is arranged at one sideof the pivotal support of the bellcrank 50 to normally hold this elementin and return it to an inactive position. The feed-slide 53 works withina guideway 55, supported within the casing in the horizontal plane ofthe supporting-face of the anvil 30 and extending over a magazine 56*,carrying the blankdisks; The guideway .55 is of a flanged formation tohold the disk brought intoposition for being handled and operated upon,so that when the feed-s1ide 53 is, thrust inward it transfers the diskonto the supporting-face of the anvil 30. The; said feed-slide may ormay notbe associated with a coin-controlled device; 7 but as the machineis preferably designed. for such usea check-controlled releasable clutchconnection is preferably provided between the feed-slideand thecommonactuating meansfor the printing mechanism and the blank-handlingmechanism. In the construction shown the feed-slide 53 reciprocates inahorizontalplane within the guideway 55 therefor and'also has a playwithin the offset housing 56, conveniently arranged upon one side ofthecasingvor cabinet C and within which are mounted the principal partsof the The saidfeed-slide'53 is shown as posed free-play slot 57 andalso with a transverse or cross slot 58, disposed adjacent to the upperend of, the slot 57 and crossing the latter at right angles thereto.Thesaid crossslot 58 isof sufiicient lengthto freely accommodate thereinacheck or coin of proper value designed to be introduced into themachinethrough the coin-slot 59', which may be conveniently provided at andwithin the top of the housing 56. The said longitudinally- -disposedplay-slot is designed to accommodate therein the upper end of areleasable clutchlever 60, having at one side of its upper freerock-shaft 63, journaled in suitable bearings within the housing 56 andhaving a rock-arm connection 64 with one end of a connecting rod or link65,. theotherend of which rodor against one side of the cross-slot, andthereby effects a positive operating connection between the lever andthe feed-slide, which enables the latter to be thrust inward to positionthe blank or disk upon the supporting-surface of the anvil 30. Inpassing to this position the shoulder 62 is thrown out of the verticalplane of the check or coin, so that as the clutchlever starts to returnto its outermost position the pressure is relieved from the check orcoin, so that the latter becomes loosened up and freely falls into thereceptacle designed therefor. The continued outward movement of theclutch-lever carries the feed-slide to its initial position, and duringthe further operation of the machine the said lever 60 plays idly withinthe slot 57.

One of the important features of the invention resides in the provisionof blank-selective means or mechanism whereby a person can select hischoice of any of several displayed types of blank-disks. This may beaccomplished in various ways by bringing the printing mechanism intoposition for receiving a particular blank from a particular receptacle,or vice versa; but as this feature of the invention is well exemplifiedby difierent types of magazines and different means for shifting oradjusting such magazines this phase of the invention is shown in thedrawings of this application in connection with magazines of theshiftable type.

In connection with the construction just described the magazine 56referred to is illustrated as being of a reciprocatory shiftable type,the same consisting of a plurality of blank-holding receptacles or tubes67, united together in a common body and designed to individuallyreceive blank-disks of different 'typessuch,- for instance, as diskshaving stamped, embossed, or otherwise placed thereon emblems or othersignifying marks, such as the emblems of different well-knownorganizations or the portraits of political candidates and the like.Each individual receptacle 67 is therefore designed to contain a supplyof blank-disks of one kind, and in order to enable the operator toselect the disk he Wants there is placed in a conspicuous position uponthe exterior of the cabinet 0 a series of fixed sample blanks 68.

Referring particularly to the reciprocatory shiftable magazine 56, eachof the receptacles or tubes 67 is designed to contain therein a springactuated follower device 69, which serves to press the disk upward toalways present the uppermost disk in line with the feed-slide 53 whenthe receptacle is brought into active position in relation to suchslide. To prevent the spring-followers of the receptacles 67 fromdisplacing the disks, the magazine-body has arranged at the top thereofacross the entire series of receptacles a horizontal guard-bar 70,beneath which bar the feed-slide is designed to pass in moving the diskonto the anvil.

The magazine-body 56 as an entirety may be supported and shifted in anysuitable man; ner. However, for illustrative purposes, the said body isshown in the drawings as rigidly fitted in a slidable magazine-carrier71, working within a stationary guide-frame 72, mounted Within thecabinet and having in the side portions thereof the guiding-slots 73,accommodating the supporting slide pins or studs 74, carried at oppositesides of the frame of the carrier 71. This construction provides for thefirm though slidable support of the magazine, and to efiect a propershifting of the latter there is utilized a magazine-shifter. In theconstruction shown this magazineshifter consists of an upright swingingshifting-lever 75, pivotally supported at its lower end, as at 76,within the casing and hzwing its upper end extending through a slot 77in the top of the casing adjacent to the series of stationary sampleblanks 68. The said upper end of the lever 75 constitutes a handle, andat an intermediate point the said lever has a pin-and-slot or equivalentconnection 78 with one end of the carrier or carrier-frame for theshiftable magazine. The exterior handle portion of the lever 75 hasloosely mounted thereon a gravity indicating-dog 79, whose pointed endplays over the sample blanks or disks to indicate the one desired, andwhich dog is formed with a beveled catch portion 80, adapted to engagein the retaining-notchts 81 of the holding-rack 82, fitted upon thecasing in position for disposing the notches 81 adjacent to thesample-disks 68 for selective purposes. Hence to select any desired diskit is simply necessary to move the shifter or shifting-lever to thedesired point and drop the dog into engagement with the notches 81 atsuch point. This serves to bring the proper receptacle or supply-tube 67in position for the desired disk being moved onto the anvil by thefeed-slide. Before or immediately after introducing the coin into theposition specified the indicator 13 is turned to the indication Startupon the dial, so as to bring the lever L9 into operative relation overthe bell-crank 50, so that when the feed-slide is thrust inward in themanner described the same movement causes the bellcrank to be actuatedand in turn move the said lever 49 upward, whereby the pressure-clamp 45is lifted to permit the positioning of the been stampedor printed by thesuccessive selection of characters with the indicator 13 and themanipulation of the handle each time to operate the die-actuator thesaid indicator 13 is turnedto the indication Finish upon thecharacter-dial. In this position the liftinglever 19 becomes engaged bythe release-pin 83, carried by the connecting-rod 26; This engagementtakes place upon the'final movement of the handle 29, and the samecauses the presser-foot to be lifted from the stamped or printed disk,thus leaving the same'free to be automatically kicked off or ejectedthrough I the medium of the ejector 841. This ejector is preferablyin'the form of a spring, secured fast at one end to the blank-carrierand having-its other free end arranged over the anvil, so as to engagewith the disk thereon. When the ejector-spring comes into play, the

stamped disk is thrown into the delivery-chute 85, extending outside ofthe casing or cabinet.

A modification of the invention is shown in Figs.'8 to 12, inclusive, ofthe drawings. This modification shows two phases of the inven-'tionfirst, the association of blank-selecting means'with a printingmechanism having a rotarydie-holder, and, second, the employment of adifferent kind ofblank-seleCtihg means from that described in connectionwith the other figures of the drawings. In the modification referred to,for convenience in emphasizing the features illustrated thereby,

substantially the same blank'handlingand printing mechanism isillustrated as shown in connection witha stationary form ofdieholder, sothe: same reference-letters are applied to such parts as are identicalin con-' struction and action to those previouslydescribed. In theotherconstruction shown in Figs. 1 to-7,-i'ncl'usive, the mechanismreferred to is carried by the shiftable blank-carrier 7,

and in the inodification shown in Figs. 8 to 12 the samemechanism isshown mounted upon "the supporting-frame F, suitably arranged withinthe'casing or cabinet G.- Referring more particularly to themodification, it is to be noted that the only change in the connec- Vtionspreviously-described resides in the di-:

rect connection of the die-operating lever 16 and of the cam-wheel arm43 with the main operating-shaft 28. Toeffect these-connections the mainoperating-shaft 28 has the rockarm 27 thereof pivotally connected to theupper ends of the actuating-rods 86 and- 87,

- whose lower ends are respectively connected from the blank when theoperation has been finished and it is desired to eject the blank. Toprovide for this, in addition to the liftinglever 49' and the bell-crank5O previously de scribed and cooperated with an actuatingshoulder 52 onthe feed-slide, the lifting-lever 49 has projected laterally therefrom areleasepin 83*, beneath which is designed to be moved a lifting-arm 88,fulcrumed upon the upper edge of the die-holder 89 and having a pivotalconnection 90 at its inner end with an idle plunger 91, mounted in thedie-holderfand adapted to be operated upon by the die-actuator 5 whenthe indicator 13 is moved tothe indication Finish upon thecharacter-dial 14. v In the modification referred to the dieholder 89 isillustrated as being in the form of a rotary type-wheel having mountedwithin the same a peripheral and circular series of individualplunger-die 01' type elements 3*, yieldingly held in a retractedposition through the mediumof the die-holding springs 4;, therebyembodying the essential elements of the stationary die-holder 1,previously described. This die-holder 89 is suitably mount: ed upon theinner'en'd portion of the die-adjusting shaft 92,, journaled in suitablebearings andcarrying upon its upper extremity the swlngln'g lndicator13, performing the function of rotating the die-holder 89to the desiredposition, according to the character or indication selected on thecharacter-dial 14 upon the exterior of the casing. In-adapting therotary form of magazine-(to be presently referred to) to a printingmechanism embodying a rotary type of die-holder a'modification isrequired in' the means for operating the feed-slide, and hencethis'feed-slideis designated in the modification by' the'referenceletter53*. suitable guideway 55 in line with the supporting-surface-ofl theanvil 30, and one end of said feed-slide has a permanent pin-andslot-orequivalent connection 93 withthe low er end portion of' a secondarylever element 94,

pivotally supported at its upper end, as at 95,

Said feed-slide operates upon a and adapted tohave a releasable clutchconnection with the clutch-lever96. This clutchlever is pivotallysupported at itsupper end,

as at 97, and has a link or connecting-ipdconnection 98 with therock-arm 99, carried by "the main operating-shaft 28, which shaft is her101 of the'clutch-lever at one side of the keeper 102. As theclutch-lever is drawn forward it binds the coin against said keeper,

thus locking the levers 94 and 96 together until the slide 53 moves to aposition where the pin at 93 becomes engaged by the lower point 101 ofthe arm 100. With the parts thus engaged the positioning movement of theslide is completed, and when said engagement takes place the pressureupon the check or coin is relieved, so that the latter falls into itsreceptacle. This occurs when the forward movement of the slide isabouthalf completed. Thereupon during the subsequent operations of themachine the lever 96 has an idle movement similar to the leverpreviously referred to. The modification being described embodies amodified form of blank-selecting means. This consists, as shown, in theemployment of a shiftable rotary magazine 56.

"Said rotary magazine 56 essentially consists of a circular group ofreceptacles or tubes 103, accommodating blank-disks of diflerent kindsand'formed into 'a cylindrical body with the upper and lower heads 104and 105, respectively. The upper and lower heads 104; and 105 of thecylindrical magazine-body have projected therefrom the supporting pivots106 and 107, respectively, which serve to properly hold the magazine inposition while at the same time permitting it to be readily turned orshifted to the desired position. The pivot-axis of the rotatablemagazine 56 'is at one side of the working plane of the feedslide 53*,so that one receptacle or tube at a time may be moved to a position overthe guideway, whereby the lowermost disk in the receptacle or tube isexposed to the'positioning action of the feed-slide. This shifting oradjustment of the magazine may be eifected through any suitableexpedients; but the preferable means is shown in the drawings,whereinthe magazine-body is illustrated as being provided upon one end with aspur-wheel 108, engaged by an adjusting-gear 109, mounted upon the lowerend of a shifter-post '110, ex-

tending through the casing and carrying upon its upper end anindicating-handle 111, whose pointer plays at one side of asuitably-arranged group or series of stationary sample blanks 68 forselective purposes. The lower ends of all of the receptacles orsupply-tubes 103 are open, and those not in position over the guidewayare normally closed by the magazine-base 112; but to provide forpermitting the magazine to be freely rotated at any and all times and inany direction withoutthe disks dropping into the guideway until themachine is operated there is employed a normally elevated retreatingfalse bottom 113, working in an opening 114 in the guideway 55 andconsisting of a plate carried'at one end with a supporting-arm 115. Thissupporting-arm is arranged beneath the guideway and has at one end aholding-spring connection 116, which serves to normally press the falsebottom upwardly through the opening bottom 114directly'in the path ofthe feed-slide 53. In

such position the false bottom sustains the lowermost disk of thereceptacle 103 directly thereover and in the same plane as the disks inthe other receptacles; but as thefccd-slide 53 advances it bears againstand depresses the false bottom 113, thus permitting the disk to fallinto the path of the slide. Each of the receptacles or tubes 103preferably accommodates therein a longitudinally disposed holding rod orwire 117, upon which the blank disks are strung and which serves topresent all of the disks in the same position to the feed-slide.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction ,operation, andadvantages of the herein-described machine will be apparent withoutfurther description, and it will be understood that various changes inthe form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resortedto without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing anyof the advantages thereof, and such mechanical expedients may beresorted to, as shown in Fig. 9, wherein is illustrated apivotallymounted cheek-pawl 118. This pawl carries at its swinging end aroller-dog 119, yieldingly held in interlocked relation with the tubesof the magazine 56" by the spring 120, thus permitting the rotation ofthe magazine and also serving to hold it against movement afteradjustment.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is

1. 'In a stamping-press, printing mechanism, means for effectingcharacter spacing, and means for selecting, from a choice of difl'eren tblanks, one to be operated upon and also for effecting a relativepositioning of such blank and the printing mechanism for the printingand character-spacing operations.

' 2. In astamping-press, printingmechanism, means for effectingcharacter-spacing. and means for selecting and positioning, from achoice ofblanks, one to be operated upon in the printing andcharacter-spacin operations.

3. In a stamping-press, printing mechanism having individual dieelemcnts, means for effectingcharacter-spacing, means t'orsclcctin g,from a choice of different blanks, one to be operated upon in theprinting and characterspacing operations, and blank-handling mechanismcomprising means for positioning, temporarily holding, releasing, anddelivering the chosen blank.

4. In a stamping-press, printing mechanism having individual (lieelements, means for effecting a spacing action through rotation of theblank, means for selecting, from a choice of different blanks, one to beoperated upon in the printing and spacing operations, and blank-handlingmechanism having means for positioning, temporarily holding, releasing,and delivering the chosen blank.

5. Inastamping-press, printingmechanism,

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means for effecting printing and characterspacing in a circle upon ablank'disk, means for selecting, from a choice of diiferent blanks, one'to be operated upon in the printing and character-spacing operations,and blank-hantypes, and means for selecting from such m'agazine a blankto be operated upon and for effecting a relative positioning of thechosen blank and the printing mechanism .for the printing andcharacter-spacing operations.

7. In a stamping-press, printing mechanism, means for etfectingcharacter-spacing, a magazine hav ng a plurahty of holders for, blanksof, difl'erent types, a selector for selecting,

fromjjhe choice of blank in themagazine, one to be operated uponand forelfectinga relative positioning thereof and the printing mechanism forthe printing and character-spacing operations, indicating means for theselector, and locking means for the selector.

8. In astamping-press, printing mechanism, means for effectingcharacter-spacing, a shiftable magazine havinga plurality of receptacles for blanks of ditferenttypes, amagazine' shifter operativelyconnected with the magazine and havmg a single exterlor operatinghandleconstituting a selector, ndicating means comprising a set of sampleblanks and a pointer cooperating therewith, and locking,

or holding means for the selector.-

9. In a stamping-press, a stationary printing mechanism havingindividual die elements and a shiftable blank-handling mechanismcomprising means for positioning, temporarily holding, releasing, anddelivering the blank and also for effecting a stamping of the charactersin a circle upon the blank while temporarily held.

10. In a stamping-press,stationary printing mechanism having individualdie elements, and a shiftable blank -handling mechanism comprising meansfor positioning, temporarily holding, releasing, and delivering a blankand also for effecting a spacing action through the relative movement ofthe blank and die elements, for stamping the characters in acircle uponthe blank.

11. In a stamping-press, blank mechanism having a shiftableanvil-support for the blank and comprising means for positioning,temporarily holding, releasing, and delivering a blank, a stationarydie-holder arranged in overlapping relation to the anvilsupport andhaving a plurality of die elements, means for selecting the individualdie elements, and means for actuating the selected die element and alsofor effecting a characterspacing movement of the blank.

12. In a stamping-press, blank-handling handling mechanism havingashiftable anvil-support for the blank and spacing mechanism cooperatingwith the anvil-support, said blank-handling mechanism alsocomprising-means for positioning, temporarily holding, releasing,

and delivering a. blank, a stationary dieholder bearing an overlappingrelation tothe shiftable anvil-support and having a plurality of'dieelements,means forselecting the individual die elements, and means foractuating said spacing mechanism for the anvil-support and also.for-actuating-the selecteddie element. i i i 13. In a machine of theclass described,a

stationary printing mechanism having individual dieelements,blank-handling mechanism including a shiftable carrier and ananvilsupport for the blank carried thereby, saidblank-hahdling mechanismalso comprising I means for positioning and delivering a blank,

a holding device for clamping and releasing the blank, and means forsetting and releasing the holding device respectively after thepositioning of the blank and at the completion of the stampingoperation.

14:." In a stamping-press, blank handling mechanism having a shiftablehandling-support fora blank-disk and comprising means for positioning,temporarily holding, releasing and delivering the disk, meansforeflectinga circular spacing action, a die-holder in the form of a stationaryring supporting a plurality of spring-retracted plunger-die elements,and operating means including an actuator for the selected die element.

15. In a stamping-press, blank -handling mechanism having a shiftableanvil-support and comprising means for positioning, temporarily holding,releasing and delivering a blank, a die-holder in the form ofastationary ring bearing a plurality of spring-retracted plunger-dieelements, means for shifting the anvil-support about the circle ofs'aidring, and operating means including an actuator for the selected dieelements. a

16. In a stamping-press, a blank-handling mechanism having a circularlyshiftable blank-carrier, a rotatable anvil-support fortheblank carriedby said carrier, spacing mechanism for the anvil also carried by thecarrier,'a holding device for the blank also carried by the carrier, adie-holder in the-form of a stationary type-ring bearing a plurality ofdie elements, a reciprocatory'die-actuating plunger supported upon theshiftable carrier,

operating elements for the spacing mechan ism, the holding device, andsaid actuatingplunger likewise carried by said carrier, and actuatingmeans for all of said elements.

17. In a stamping-press, a blank-handling mechanism having a circularlyshiftable" blank-carrier, a rotatable anvil-support for the blankcarried by said carrier, spacing mechanism for theanvil also carried bythe carrier, a holding device for the blank also carried by the carrier,a die-holder in the form of a stationary type-ring bearing a pluralityof die elements, a reciprocatory die-actuating plunger supported uponthe shiftable carrier, operating elements for the spacing mechanism, theholding device and said actuatingplunger likewise carried by saidcarrier, and common actuating means for all of said elements.

18. In a stamping-press, blank-handling mechanism including acircularly-shiftable blank-carrier, a ratchet-rotatable anvil-supportcarried by the carrier, selecting means for shifting the carrier,spacing mechanism including a swinging pawl-carrier cooperating with theratchet-anvil and supported upon the shiftable blank-carrier, a holdingdevice also carried by said carrier and comprising means for clampingand releasing the blank, a dieactuator carried by the carrier, operatingelements for the spacing mechanism, an ejector also carried by saidcarrier, and operating mechanism comprising means for actuating saidelements and also for releasing said holding device when theblank-carrier is respectively in the start and finish positions.

19. In a stamping-press, a stationary dieholder in ring form andcarrying a plurality of individual die elements, a circularly-shiftableblank-carrier having exterior adjusting means constituting a selector,mechanism carried by the shiftable blank-carrier and including arotatable anvil-support for the blank, spacing mechanism for saidsupport, a normally active holding device for the blank, an actuator forthe selected die element, a magazine, and operating mechanism comprisingmeans for feeding a blank from the magazine onto the anvil-support andalso for releasing said holding device when the blank-carrier is in boththe start and finish positions.

20. In a stamping-press, a stationary diering supporting aplurality ofdie clen'ieuts, a shiftable blank-carrier having exterior ad justingmeans constituting a selector, mechanism carried by said carrier andcomprising means for actuating the selected die element and forsupporting and rotating the blank, and also including a spring-heldpresser or holding device for the blank, a lifting-lever for saidpresser or holding device, a magazine, feeding means including afeed-slide operatively related to said lifting-lever with theblank-carrier in the start position,and an operating device including anelement cooperating with said lifting-lever when the blank-carrier is inthe finish position.

21. In astamping-press, printing mechanism, means for handling the blankfor stamping purposes including a feed-slide, a stationary support, amagazine carrier slidably mounted upon the support, a shiftable magazinecarried by said carrier and embodying a plurality of receptacles forblanks of different types, said receptacles having open ends adapted tobe presented to the feed-slide and a common guard over such ends, anexterior holding-rack arranged adjacent to the displayed sample disksfor selection, a magazine-shifter consisting of a swinging leverconnected with said carrier and having an exterior operatinghandle, andan indicating-dog mounted upon the exterior portion of the lever andcooperating with said rack for locking the lever in an adjustedposition.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY O. LAVERY.

Witnesses:

N. W. BAssu'r'r, Jr., L. G. SMITH.

